A visit to the McCurtain Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the McCurtain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCurtain Cemetery:
34.9229, -94.6730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCurtain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCurtain Cemetery is located in Le Flore County<2>.
The county seat for Le Flore County is located in Poteau. Poteau lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the McCurtain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCurtain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the McCurtain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCurtain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Heavener Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Heavener Memorial Park is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Memorial Park
- Naylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Hodgen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hodgen Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burns Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Heavener.
- The Burns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forrester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536934 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Monroe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Loving Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Loving Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Cemetery
- Hicks Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Chapel Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Chapel Cemetery
- Long Prairie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Long Prairie Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Scott County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- West Harmony Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McCurtain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCurtain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heavener
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conser
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conser is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
- Hodgen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <6>
- Petros
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petros is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Poteau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fanshawe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Scott County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Le Flore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Muse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cedar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
- Bokoshe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frog Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Rock Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the McCurtain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Flore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCurtain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bokoshe
- Hartford
- Heavener
- Howe
- Howe lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the McCurtain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- McCurtain
- Midland
- Panama
- Poteau
- Spiro
- Wister
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the McCurtain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Le Flore County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the McCurtain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1777790 (McCurtain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777790 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Le Flore
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wister
- Location given for McCurtain Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9228778 Lon: -94.6730048
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Le Flore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCurtain Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |